T-Mobile is expanding its satellite-powered texting service, T‑Satellite, to work on a much wider range of phones—even older ones you might already own. Until recently, only the latest flagships could get the green light for this feature. But thanks to a change in FCC policy, that’s about to go away. According to PhoneArena, the Federal Communications Commission has approved T‑Mobile’s request to bypass certain bureaucratic hurdles. In plain English: any phone that’s already approved for... Read more →
Republic Wireless hinted last month that it will be launching the Moto E smartphone sometime in October of this year. Well, to the delight of Motorola fans, the carrier is making good on its promise. Republic Wireless has recently announced that it will launch the Moto E on October 15th. However, it appears that some buyers may get their Moto E... Read more →
When the Sony Xperia Z3 was first officially unveiled last month in September, T-Mobile had confirmed that it would be offering the smartphone sometime in fall. After the unveiling, there has not been any solid news about the handset, but just recently, images of the T-Mobile-branded Xperia Z3 have surfaced. Sony has posted said official images on... Read more →
It has been three weeks since Apple launched iOS 8, the latest version of its mobile operating system. But iOS 8 adoption is currently at 47 percent only (according to iOS share numbers as tabulated by App Store visits). That is about equal to the adoption share of its predecessor, the iOS 7. Even more troubling is the fact that over the course... Read more →
When the HTC Desire 610 was launched in AT&T in July earlier this year, Taiwanese phone maker HTC also announced that it was going to expand and introduce other models of its Desire product line in the United States market, particularly through other carriers. Now, recent reports suggest that Verizon Wireless may be joining that select group... Read more →
After HTC has made public the results of its third quarter financials last week, it is now Samsung's turn to disclose its performance during the same quarter. And like HTC's, Samsung's results could be better. According to its Q3 2014 results, the South Korean phone maker registered an operating profit, but it has been significantly decreased by... Read more →
Ever since Google introduced Gmail back in 2004, the company has been consistently improving its widely popular web-based email service. And now with the release of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, Google has predictably updated the Gmail app for iOS in order to optimize it for Apple's latest flagship smartphone devices. Knowing Google, who... Read more →
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